An array of Household Hazardous Waste products like paints, pesticides, and batteries

HAZARDOUS WASTE

Drop Off Paint, Batteries, Electronics & More

Paint, electronics, chemicals, and motor oil don't belong in your curbside bins. Alameda County residents can drop off these items and more at any of four facilities for free — no appointment needed. Just drive up, pop your trunk, and our staff handles the rest.
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What Goes Where

Not sure what to do with unwanted items? Search any item for the right way to recycle, compost, reuse, repair, or safely dispose of it.
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Reduce Food Waste

Tips for shopping, storing, and using food — the single biggest category in our waste stream.
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Composting Food Scraps

By putting our food scraps in the compost instead of the landfill, you're helping to fight climate change and build healthy soil. Get easy tips.
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Reuse & Repair

Repair events, professional services, and ways to keep things out of the landfill.
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Compost Hubs

Access free compost at multiple Compost Hub locations throughout Alameda County, available year-round to residential and community gardeners.
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Make & Use Compost

Learn how to make your own compost and find best practices for using compost and mulch in gardens, landscapes, and farms.
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Workshop and Event Calendar

Upcoming gardening workshops, composting classes, and community events across Alameda County.

Recycling & Disposal

  • Curbside Service — Find out what goes in your recycling, compost, and landfill bins.
  • RE:Source Guide — Find nearby reuse, repair, recycling and safe disposal options for hundreds of items.
  • Material Fact Sheets — Guides for batteries, paint, textiles, electronics, medicine, and more
  • Household Hazardous Waste — Drop off paint, chemicals, motor oil, and more at four county facilities

More Ways to Reduce Waste